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MADHURĀVIJAYA M
70. Wild creepers that were the beloved of the
black bee attracted the latter very much as clusters of
buds looking like breasts sprouted in them, in the flower-
ing season of spring.
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71. In the spring festival ladies wanted to paint
forms of Cupid on picture-boards. But they ended by
painting the form of king Kampaṇa who was always in
their heart.
72. Certain ladies smeared the Cupid-like person
of the king with sandal paste, and their hands evidenced
love passion by sweat drops and horripilation that
marked them in the act.
73. The tinkling of bracelets, the tossing of
girdles, the dropping of garlands and the flying of curis
that marked the practice in swinging play, looked like
a rehearsal on the part of lovely ladies of love sports
with their lover.
74. Some queens felt ashamed before their female
companions; and in singing songs in praise of Kama
they often introduced the name of the king in their for-
getfulness.
75. They desired to splash on the king paste of
saffron, but they were not aware that the substance had
already leaked out of their sweat-bathed hands.
76. King Kampana thus rendered the third end
of life (Kāma) fruitful by sporting to his heart's con-
tent with the ladies of his harem whose passion was not
dimmed even in unbroken union.
Thus ends the fifth canto of Virakamparāya
çaritam, called Madhurāvijayam, composed by Gangā
Devi.
70. Wild creepers that were the beloved of the
black bee attracted the latter very much as clusters of
buds looking like breasts sprouted in them, in the flower-
ing season of spring.
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71. In the spring festival ladies wanted to paint
forms of Cupid on picture-boards. But they ended by
painting the form of king Kampaṇa who was always in
their heart.
72. Certain ladies smeared the Cupid-like person
of the king with sandal paste, and their hands evidenced
love passion by sweat drops and horripilation that
marked them in the act.
73. The tinkling of bracelets, the tossing of
girdles, the dropping of garlands and the flying of curis
that marked the practice in swinging play, looked like
a rehearsal on the part of lovely ladies of love sports
with their lover.
74. Some queens felt ashamed before their female
companions; and in singing songs in praise of Kama
they often introduced the name of the king in their for-
getfulness.
75. They desired to splash on the king paste of
saffron, but they were not aware that the substance had
already leaked out of their sweat-bathed hands.
76. King Kampana thus rendered the third end
of life (Kāma) fruitful by sporting to his heart's con-
tent with the ladies of his harem whose passion was not
dimmed even in unbroken union.
Thus ends the fifth canto of Virakamparāya
çaritam, called Madhurāvijayam, composed by Gangā
Devi.